Orders. Military records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing directives or commands issued by a military superior to a subordinate.
Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’, volume I., April 1824-January 1832.
File
Identifier: MS.2873
Dates:
April 1824-January 1832.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
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'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’.
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’, volume II., January 1832-June 1839.
File
Identifier: MS.2874
Dates:
January 1832-June 1839.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
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'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’.
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’, volume III., June 1839-November 1841.
File
Identifier: MS.2875
Dates:
June 1839-November 1841.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
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'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 25 July 1844-27 October 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2392
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
25 July 1844-27 October 1844.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 28 October 1844-23 October 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2393
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
28 October 1844-23 October 1844.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 23 December 1844-3 February 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2394
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
23 December 1844-3 February 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 4 February 1845-31 March 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2395
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
4 February 1845-31 March 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 1 April 1845-20 May 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2396
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1 April 1845-20 May 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 20 May 1845-31 July 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2397
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
20 May 1845-31 July 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 1 August 1845-22 September 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2398
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1 August 1845-22 September 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 22 September 1845-21 October 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2399
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
22 September 1845-21 October 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 22 October 1845-3 October 1846.
Item
Identifier: MS.2400
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
22 October 1845-3 October 1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 4 October 1846-22 August 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.2401
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
4 October 1846-22 August 1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
Rules of the Reale Accademia di Musica e Ballo in Naples, 1834, followed by signatures of members of the Neapolitan royal family and names of subscribers., 1793-1839.
File
Identifier: MS.10234
Scope and Contents
A few letters and orders, 1793-1839, have been inserted.
Dates:
1793-1839.
Sailing orders issued to the ships on the South American station., 1864-1866.
File
Identifier: MS.21227
Dates:
1864-1866.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet.
Small notebook of Thomas Graham containing general orders and notes., 1798-1801.
Item
Identifier: MS.16182
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) General orders, etc., 18 October 1798-2 May 1799, concerning the military and naval expedition to Minorca and the occupation of the island (folio 1); (il) General orders and notes, 4 October 1800-19 February 1801, concerning the military expedition to Egypt (folio 1 (reversed)).
Dates:
1798-1801.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Military papers of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch.
'Standing orders and regulations for the 85th light infantry' (London, 1813), with satirical comments in manuscript., [1813, or after.]
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Identifier: MS.2869
‘Standing orders and regulations to be obeyed and observed by the Ninetieth Regiment’ (1794), interleaved with blank leaves containing a few additional instructions in manuscript., 1794, [1794, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.16426
Standing orders to be observed by the troops in Scotland., 18 April 1756.
Item
Identifier: MS.14512
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
18 April 1756.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, including material concerning Lord James Hay and Lord Charles Hay of Linplum.
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Papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale concerning Lord Charles Hay of Linplum.
“The Watch-, Quarter-, and Station-bills, boats’ crews, & signals, and Orders and Regulations of His Majesty's Ship Forte”, with a plan of the decks., 1823.
File
Identifier: MS.2456
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1823.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Three manuscripts relating to Field-Marshal George Wade, bound in one volume, apparently that formerly in the Junior United Service Club.
File
Identifier: MS.3076
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Poem by a Scottish author, describing the roads, bridges, etc., built by Wade in the Highlands and referring to the manners and resources of the country, 1737. It is followed by notes on allusions and meanings of words, and preceded by a preface in which the author discusses the difficulty which a Scottish writer finds in composing English poetry. It is quoted by J B Salmond, ‘Wade in Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1938), page 204. (Folio 1.)...
Dates:
1737-1744.
Volume of Warrants and Orders of the Honourable General James St Clair, many in the hand of his then secretary, David Hume., 1746, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.25691
Scope and Contents
The volume contains notes in Lord Hailes' hand on sermons preached at Inveresk church, undated (folio 27), and miscellaneous historical notes, undated.
Dates:
1746, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762).
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Military papers of and concerning General James St Clair.
Volume titled, 'Copies of Warrants and Orders by Lieut. General St Clair Commander in Chief of an Expedition intended for North America, and afterwards sent to the Coast of Brittany, 1746 and 1747’., 1687, 1746-1747.
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Identifier: MS.25690
Scope and Contents
Many of the Orders were issued by David Hume, then Secretary to James St Clair. The volume is inscribed at the front 'Miscellaneous Records on The History of Scotland by Sir D D'. At the back is a copy of 'An Answer to some Considerations on the Spirit of Martin Luther And The Original of the Reformations; Lately Printed at Oxford ... 1687'. With miscellaneous historical notes in Lord Hailes' hand.
Dates:
1687, 1746-1747.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762).
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Military papers of and concerning General James St Clair.
Volume, titled ‘Private military memoranda’, containing standing orders and other memoranda, evidently kept for Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dawkins, Coldstream Guards, who has signed his name on the fly-leaf., 1809-1823.
Item
Identifier: MS.194
Dates:
1809-1823.
Watch-bill, quarter-bill, and orders and regulations of H.M.S. 'Narcissus', Captain Ross Donnelly, in which Sir Thomas John Cochrane is an officer., [?1801-?1805.]
File
Identifier: MS.2445
Scope and Contents
The date must be between the end of 1801, when Captain Ross Donnelly got the 'Narcissus', and June 1805, when Thomas John Cochrane was appointed as Lieutenant to the 'Jason'.
Dates:
[?1801-?1805.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane.